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Insightful Articles For The Office Equipment and Office Technology Channels

Transitioning Your Managed Print From Products To Services
For decades, office printer services have had one primary focus, selling products. Toner, ink, and paper were the main commodities. But the introduction of the world-wide-web has forever changed that business model. The World Goes Digital Today, printer services deal...
Cultivating A Digital Mindset In The Office Printer Industry
The past year and a half has seen e-commerce become more than a shopping option for consumers. It is now a habit. Online sales spiked during the 2020 pandemic. But even six months later, digital sales remain much higher than before. E-commerce has exhibited nearly two...
The Office Print Industry, A Platform Economy Service?
Do you remember when a platform was a place from which you caught a train, subway, or bus? Of course, today’s growing digital economy has since co-opted the word. But, deep down, the meaning remains the same – a location from which you connect to another person or...
The Answer To The Financial Print Dilemma – Managed Print Services
Data has always been essential to running a business, especially when it comes to the financial side of a company. Tracking materials usage and time spent on projects or tasks has always been a struggle for accounting departments. However, Big Data has made it much...
Printing Industry 4.0 – Changes For Managed Print Businesses
The first industrial revolution was mechanization through water and steam power. The second was the development of mass production through assembly lines and division of labor. The third was spawned by the introduction of computers, electronics, and automation. Now,...
The Future Office Is Paper-Light, Not Paperless
The term “paperless office” was coined by Micronet Inc. in 1978. At the time, it caught on pretty hard as the ideal for the office of the future. How often do you see paper in Star Trek or any other future-based, high-tech science fiction? Even 2001: A Space Odyssey...
Print Solutions For The Hybrid Office Of The Future
Remote printing has always posed issues for businesses with multiple locations and satellite offices. Whether it is enforcing company-wide print standards or managing information security, the print aspect of expanding companies has always been a point of contention....
Battling Amazon: Lessons For Ink And Toner Dealers
While eCommerce sales have slowly been rising for more than a decade, online sales saw a significant boost in 2020. Consumers and even businesses spent 44% more online than they did in 2019. And, despite widespread office closures, office supplies such as ink, toner,...
How eCommerce Is Impacting Managed Print Services
Bob had a car delivered today. He ordered it online from one of those new car purchase websites to find the specific make, model, and features he desired. He raved about how he avoided dealing with salespeople and could check inventory from all over the country. But...
What Is Managed Print Services? Defining The MPS Solution
Let’s take the mystery or any confusion out of the meaning of managed print services, also known as “MPS”. The reality is that managed print services can extend to many boundaries, limited only by the solution provider’s ability to deliver a complete solution specific...